Uawa ki te Manawa | Reo Pākehā

Uawa, a small settlement on the East Coast. Endevour anchored in a bay at Uawa October 24, 1769. The bay, once know as Ōpoutama was renamed Cooks Cove.

Uawa, an intriguing small town on the East Coast of the North Island. Visited by James Cook on his travels to Aotearoa back in 1769. During Cook’s stay, he named a number of places and gifted something special to the home people of Uawa—what could this be?